Sportin' Life
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| Studio album by Weather Report | ||
| Released | March, 1985 | |
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |
| Length | 38:48 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Weather Report chronology | ||
| Domino Theory (1984) |
Sportin' Life (1985) |
This is This! (1986) |
Sportin' Life is the fourteenth album by Weather Report, released in 1985. Although featuring many more vocal performances than any of their previous albums, words are rare and most vocals are chants from Bobby McFerrin or Carl Anderson.
[edit] Track listing
- Corner Pocket (Zawinul) – 5:46
- Indiscretions (Zawinul) – 4:05
- Hot Cargo (Zawinul) – 4:41
- Confians (Cinelu) – 5:07
- Pearl On the Half Shell (Shorter) – 4:06
- What's Going On (Benson, Cleveland, Gaye) – 6:29
- Face On The Barroom Floor (Shorter) – 3:59
- Ice-Pick Willy (Zawinul) – 5:00
[edit] Personnel
Weather Report
- Josef Zawinul - Keyboards
- Wayne Shorter - Saxophones
- Omar Hakim - Drums, background vocals on Confians
- Victor Bailey - Bass, background vocals on Confians
- Mino Cinélu - Percussion, lead vocal and acoustic guitar on Confians
Guests
- Bobby McFerrin - Vocalist (tracks 1, 3, 5, and 8)
- Carl Anderson - Vocalist (tracks 1, 3, and 8)
- Dee Dee Bellson - Vocalist (tracks 1, 3, and 8)
- Alfie Silas - Voice (tracks 1, 3, and 8)
